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MasakhaNER: Named entity recognition for African languages

202150 citationsJournal Articlegreen Open Access

Authors

David Ifeoluwa Adelani · Saarland University

Graham Neubig · Carnegie Mellon University

Daniel D’souza · Cambridge Information Group

Julia Kreutzer · Google (United States)

Constantine Lignos · Brandeis University

Chester Palen-Michel · Brandeis University

Abstract

International audience

Topics & Keywords

Topic Modeling Natural Language Processing Techniques Text and Document Classification Technologies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)

DOI: 10.1162/tacl

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 5.73

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Shruti Rijhwani · Carnegie Mellon University

Sebastian Ruder · Google DeepMind (United Kingdom)

Stephen Mayhew · Finnish Medical Society Duodecim

Israel Abebe Azime

Shamsuddeen Hassan Muhammad · Universidade do Porto

Chris Chinenye Emezue · Technical University of Munich

Joyce Nakatumba‐Nabende · Makerere University

Perez Ogayo · African Leadership Institute

Anuoluwapo Aremu · University of Lagos

Catherine Gitau

Derguène Mbaye

Jesujoba O. Alabi · Max Planck Institute for Informatics

Seid Muhie Yimam · Universität Hamburg

Tajuddeen Gwadabe · University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Ignatius Ezeani · Lancaster University

Rubungo Andre Niyongabo · University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

Jonathan Mukiibi · Makerere University

Verrah Otiende · Alliant International University

Iroro Orife · United Nations Children's Fund Niger

Tosin Adewumi · Luleå University of Technology

Paul Rayson · Lancaster University

Mofetoluwa Adeyemi

Gerald Muriuki · Makerere University

Chiamaka Chukwuneke · Lancaster University

Nkiruka Odu · African Institute of Science and Technology

Eric Peter Wairagala · Makerere University

Samuel Oyerinde

Tobius Saul Bateesa · Makerere University

Temilola Oloyede

Deborah Nabagereka · Makerere University

Maurice Katusiime · Makerere University

Ayodele Awokoya · University of Ibadan

Mouhamadane Mboup

Dibora Gebreyohannes

Blessing Sibanda · Namibia University of Science and Technology

Orevaoghene Ahia

Bonaventure F. P. Dossou · Constructor University

Kelechi Ogueji · University of Waterloo

Thierno Ibrahima Diop

Abdoulaye Baniré Diallo

Adewale Akinfaderin

Tendai Marengereke